1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 a metaphor for time is moving very slowly
2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2
3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1 the caribean
4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2
5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1
6. What happened to Lazarus? /2 he got stuck in the quick sand
7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1 in a tree
8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1 quatre million
9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1
10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3
11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2 he stocks the island with the false light house, the light house leads ships to the rocks 12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2
13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2
14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2
15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)/5
16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3
1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 a metaphor for time is moving very slowly
2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2
3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1 the caribean
4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2
5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1
6. What happened to Lazarus? /2 he got stuck in the quick sand
7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1 in a tree
8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1 quatre million
9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1
10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3
11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2 he stocks the island with the false light house, the light house leads ships to the rocks
12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2
13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2
14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2
15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)/5
16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3